Much literature has debated whether the Nordic model of capitalism remains viable or faces inevitable erosion, with specific emphasis on the Swedish case. The paper examines the less familiar case of Finland, since a comparison with Sweden can help our understanding of the current development of Nordic political economies. In 1990 Swedish employers ended peak-level bargaining, while in 2007 the Finnish employers’ confederation withdrew from the tripartite bargaining system. This interesting article, by Tapio Bergholm and Andreas Bieler, compares the two events, examining the underlying dynamics of class struggle and in particular the shift in structural power resulting from the transnational organization of production. They argue that the far lower degree of transnationalization in Finland - in Sweden production is much more transnationalized, giving employers stronger structural power - explains why the attack on the established class compromise happened much later than in Sweden and has been less successful.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:55:30 +0000
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